Archive | Bishop William

16th Sunday (A) St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 12th February, 2023 “Necessary Losses” My friends, A recent headline caught my eye, life teaches many lessons, but what can we learn from […]

CLOYNE LOURDES HOSPITALITY 11th February, 2023 Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes St. Patrick’s Church, Fermoy My friends, Our recent Bank Holiday, to coincide with the Feast of St. Brigid, […]

5th Sunday (A) St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 5th February, 2023 “Trócaire at 50” Bishop William Crean, Bishop of Cloyne, Chairman of Trócaire My friends, The next Lenten Trócaire Appeal will […]

4th Sunday (A) St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 29th January, 2023 “The Power of Shame” My friends, Shame is often an overwhelming feeling or emotion.  It can come from within or […]

Prayer Vigil of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for Benedict XVI R.I.P. St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh 4th January 2023 ​ My friends, We all know well that our childhood experience and the […]

Dear Friends,   The Church throughout the world mourns the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. In our sadness at his call to his eternal home we are moved with […]

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2022 A Chairde, Dear Friends in Christ, The world is at war. After the pandemic which hasn’t quite gone away, we rightly fear what’s next. A viral outbreak […]

4th Sunday of Advent (A) Sacred Heart Church, Ballymore 18th December, 2022 “The Crib – a stroke of genius” My friends, The recent decision by the Lady Mayoress of Dublin […]

Bi-centenary of St. Patrick’s Church, Whitechurch Sunday 11th December 2022 My friends, “Place making” is a phrase commonly used by architects and urban planners.  By “place making” they mean designing […]

2nd Sunday of Advent (A) Sacred Heart Church, Norwood 4th December, 2022 “Woke Culture and Advent” My friends, One of the terms we come across more recently is “woke culture”. […]